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  1. VTHokiEE
    Beautiful work, great job (as usual 🙂). Do you have a log (or a sort of) that I've overlooked? It looks like such a great build that I'd like to tackle one day (or something like it) - would enjoy seeing what you've done.
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    This is very cool, do you have a clip of it in action?
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    I have also watched you build this model and have been very impressed with the results. I’m saddened to hear about what happened; I hesitate to go to far out on a limb but as the social media moderator for MSW you probably are quite the target/outlet for those who do not like MSW. I don’t really use social media that much (Reddit is my vice though) it’s very caustic in my opinion and my skin is probably not thick enough for it. I hope you eventually come back to the build and enjoy your time with it!
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    Thanks Lyle! I finished up another belt before I had to store her away for a move. I'll be looking forward to finishing her up once we get settled - each belt seems to look a lot better than the last so I definitely feel like I'm making progress in my efforts. I left some extra length of the planks over the counter and chiseled a (somewhat) straight and even line with the wale once they were all installed. My camera gear is all packed away, but here is a parting shot.
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    Looking good so far! I hope I am not steering you wrong as I haven't built this model (Glenn and John please correct me if I'm off) but one thing to consider during the first layer of planking is the area at the deadwood. Ideally you want the second layer of planking to be flush with the stern post. Looking at the two planks by the keel, you may need to do a reasonable amount of sanding to achieve this. On some builds I've seen some builders terminate the first run of planks prior to the deadwood. Frequently you'll see the area below the bearding line on the deadwood sanded down a fair amount so that it plus the final layer of planking is equal to the stern post. I plan on doing a better job here when I get around to my next build, I didn't fully understand the concept my first time around.
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    Congrats! Looking forward to the final photo shoot and details. I imagine this must be a little bittersweet; I’ve enjoyed following along!
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    You are on a completely different plane from me (I can’t begin to see any errors). I can empathize with wanting to build it just right for yourself. I love watching your progress and also can’t wait to see the restart. Have fun!
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    Yes, otherwise you're going to have some big issues. Fairing is critical at this juncture - take your time and make certain it is right.
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    Looking good, glad to see an update! I don't know if this will be helpful but the instructions for my Alert showed the following: and then later a picture: Hope this helps somewhat.
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    Beautiful work! Thank you so much for sharing. I can’t wait to see what you tackle next.
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    Update - 9 Days 😲, package arrived today.
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    Congratulations! Glad to hear about your wife's improvement as well - good news all around!
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    I built my Cutter Alert mainly using polyester rope and it certainly hasn't sagged or over tightened in days/weeks. There are certain aspects of natural rope that I really enjoy, but I felt getting the appropriate tension was much easier with polyester rope. However, I have no idea what it will look like months/years down the line.
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    Whoa, this looks really neat. I’ve eyed a few of their kits before and they look quite interesting. Thanks for the details!
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    I haven’t built one from either but based on what I’ve seen I’d add Amati and Syren to the list above
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    I decided to try to revive this log (I had originally decided that I was simply going to upload finish pictures) as I needed something to distract myself with lately. I just started putting the wale on so here is where I stand. I've learned a lot on this kit so far and I feel like I'm improving with every step. That being said not all planks are quite as tight as I wish they were and some of the runs have waves that I would work hard to avoid in the future. As a learning guide I decided to continue instead of starting over so please excuse my work ha! I’ll note that I deviated from the instructions for the wale. I decided to rip planks of the proper width for wale and install them instead of making the point measurements. I tried the method in the instructions but when I looked at the plank it was no good. I used the top line of the wale that I drew earlier to guide the planks.
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    Looks interesting, looking forward to keeping an eye on it!
  18. VTHokiEE
    Looking good! I love these the ancient ships as well (I have a MarisStella Monoreme in my stash that I'm really itching to build). I'm looking forward to watching your progress.
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    Thanks, that is exactly my plan get my feet wet with the Leudo (or even potentially one other card model I have on hand) before tackling the Duyfken - that one looks really neat. I had a short message exchange with Tomek before purchasing - quite a helpful exchange and I'm excited for his company.
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    I couldn’t resist - Duyfken and Leudo Vinacciere are on order. Hopefully I can finish up my current project in the bench before they arrive.
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    https://seahorse.pl/en/
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    These look really interesting - thanks for the review Chris! I have a card kit in my stash, if that goes alright I think I may have to try one (or 3) of these out. Any feel for shipping time to the US and do you plan on building a log for any of them in the near future?
  23. VTHokiEE
    I'm simply blown away; such beautiful detail, accuracy and craftsmanship. Bravo!
  24. VTHokiEE
    Will this workshop be recorded an accessible to NRG members after the fact? I'd love to attend, but the timing doesn't work for me.
  25. VTHokiEE
    Congratulations! You did an absolutely stunning job! I can’t wait to follow your next build.

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